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Child's party on Mothers Day

96 replies

birdling · 29/02/2020 12:36

If your child was invited to a party on Mothers Day, would you accept?
Is there a particular time that would be preferable?
Thanks

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BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 29/02/2020 12:37

Yes. But I don't even know when mothers day is.

MrsJemimaDuck · 29/02/2020 12:38

DD has been invited to one on Mother’s Day before—and we did not accept. Not because that day needs to be about me, but because we have family obligations on that day. I imagine many other families are the same.

Ricekrispie22 · 29/02/2020 12:39

It depends. If I was expected to stay, then no. If I could leave my child and have an afternoon to myself, then yes please!

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fedup21 · 29/02/2020 12:39

No, that’s would annoy me-we already try to fit in seeing my mum and my MIL, let alone trying to do something vaguely nice for me.

The thought of spending any part of it at a child’s birthday would be my idea of hell!

Waxonwaxoff0 · 29/02/2020 12:40

No, Mother's day is a family day for me.

My DS's birthday is around and sometimes on Father's Day, I always do his party on a different weekend in case people are doing family things.

SueEllenMishke · 29/02/2020 12:41

No sorry. I'd avoid that date personally.

Leflic · 29/02/2020 12:41

I’ve had this issue some years. In the primary school days I did small parties at home, invited the mums and gave them all a pot of flowers.

coconuttelegraph · 29/02/2020 12:42

It wouldn't be an issue for me but I know for some it's almost like a Christmas level of celebration and they don't do any normal activities

APatchyTomCat · 29/02/2020 12:43

No it just wouldn’t work for us.

HoneyBee03 · 29/02/2020 12:58

Yes I'd go. It's just a normal day for most people.

ExpletiveDelighted · 29/02/2020 12:59

Yes, its just a normal day here.

AnneTwackie · 29/02/2020 12:59

I wouldn’t go.

DesLynamsMoustache · 29/02/2020 13:02

Yes, Mother's Day has never been about more than a card and some flowers or chocs here! It's certainly not an all-day event.

SnugglySnerd · 29/02/2020 13:03

Yes my dcs would. We don't really do much for Mother's Day except they might all make cards or something.

gafferareyouthere · 29/02/2020 13:03

Wouldn't bother me.

OneKeyAtATime · 29/02/2020 13:05

We dont celebrate it in our family so it would not be a problem . Didn't realise so many did!

TheTiaraManager · 29/02/2020 13:26

It wouldn't bother be but I'm committed to see my DM and DH to see MIL, so I would decline a party invite that day

DappledThings · 29/02/2020 13:35

We've been invited to one. My friend checked with me first if it would be ok with us. It wouldn't have occurred to me it wasnt ok. Will send a card to my mum, DH will do same for his, DCs will probably make something in nursery. Job done.

Bemystarlord · 29/02/2020 13:35

No we wouldn't accept, would be doing things with my mum and we usually have a family day out.

DonnaDarko · 29/02/2020 13:36

Yes, we would go. We don't celebrate mother's Day in a big way at the moment.

PotteringAlong · 29/02/2020 13:39

I turned down a party invite for my 5 year old yesterday for this reason.

mistermagpie · 29/02/2020 13:39

I don't personally care about Mother's Day. It's a load of rubbish if you ask me and I'm NC with my mother anyway.

But lots of people will make plans that day so I would avoid it, unless you have the party at 10am or something.

Thisismytimetoshine · 29/02/2020 13:42

Yes, I would. But I don’t get too worked up about Mother’s Day, it’s a bunch of daffs and homemade cards all the way here.
Judging by the threads on here, though, I may be in the minority Grin

1066vegan · 29/02/2020 13:49

I would have accepted but wouldn't have organised a Mother's Day party for dd when she was younger because a lot of families make more of it than we do.

katmarie · 29/02/2020 13:54

We'd most likely be going to see my dm on mothers day and she adores the kids (and they adore her too), I think she'd be a bit sad if one of them stayed behind to go to a party. So we would probably decline.